Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association
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To model the effectiveness of after-hours general practice (GP) in reducing metropolitan Perth emergency departments' (ED) low acuity patient (LAP) attendances and costs. ⋯ Low acuity patients form a relatively constant, inexpensive proportion of ED workloads. After-hours GP LAP services are unlikely to significantly reduce ED attendances or costs.
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
A transitional care service for elderly chronic disease patients at risk of readmission.
Multiple hospital admissions, especially those related to chronic disease, represent a particular challenge to the acute health care sector in Australia. ⋯ The outcomes of this study reflect the tension that exists between implementing multifaceted integrated health service programs and attempting to evaluate them within complex and changing environments using robust research methodologies.